Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$7.79
PGK25.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$5.67
PGK18.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$1.32
PGK4.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$1.04
PGK3.41
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$1.64
PGK5.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$3.50
PGK11.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$5.99
PGK19.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$3.54
PGK11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$2.28
PGK7.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$1.37
PGK4.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$1.03
PGK3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$1.57
PGK5.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$1.13
PGK3.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.94
PGK3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$1.26
PGK4.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$3.81
PGK12.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$14.17
PGK46.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$36,841.43
PGK120,951.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$32.43
PGK106.46
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$415.65
PGK1,364.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$1,643.69
PGK5,396.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$694.32
PGK2,279.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$89.39
PGK293.48
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$417.22
PGK1,369.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$6,022.16
PGK19,770.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$2.55
PGK8.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$3.02
PGK9.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$6.66
PGK21.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$74.39
PGK244.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$11.34
PGK37.22
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$41.09
PGK134.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$45.27
PGK148.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$70.85
PGK232.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$106.27
PGK348.90
|
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